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The Race UndergroundBoston Globe features editor Doug Most serves up plenty of colorful drama with the story of the battle between Boston and New York to build America's first subway system.
Bestselling books the week of 02/27/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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South Carolina bookstore encourages customers to 'trust' the staffSouth Carolina bookstore Fiction Addiction recently launched a program called Trust Fall which asks customers to pre-order, sight unseen, a book specially recommended by the store's owner.
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says he will release a memoir'I want people to understand what we knew, when we knew it, how we made decisions and how we dealt with the enormous economic uncertainty,' Bernanke said of his book.
Amtrak launches writers' residency programAfter receiving requests on Twitter, Amtrak has created a program in which writers will be able to ride their trains for free or a low cost, says Amtrak social media director Julia Quinn.
The Daring Ladies of LowellIn her new novel, 'The Dressmaker' author Kate Alcott explores the ramifications of the murder of a Lowell mill girl.
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Reports of a second JK Rowling series has fans on alertReports from the UK suggest that JK Rowling has committed to a seven-book series, although her American publisher says the story is 'without foundation.'
'The Pope and Mussolini' author David I. Kertzer discusses the surprising relationship between the two menWhat actually passed between Pope Pius XI and Mussolini? Kertzer draws on newly released records to find out.
Tina Fey will reportedly star in a film adaptation of 'Taliban Shuffle'The movie will be based on the memoir by journalist Kim Barker, a darkly comic look at reporting in the Middle East.
'Harriet the Spy' celebrates its fiftieth anniversaryThe children's novel by Louise Fitzhugh focuses on a young girl who loves to spy on her friends and neighbors. 'Louise Fitzhugh remembered what it was like to grow up and wasn鈥檛 afraid to write about it,' author Judy Blume said of the book.
QuesadillasA Mexican family's comic woes vibrantly recall both Greek mythology and the young James Joyce.
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'Goosebumps' film adaptation is set to star Jack BlackBlack has reportedly signed on to star in a 'Goosebumps' movie as an author who finds his spooky creations are coming to life.
'The Martian': Author Andy Weir discusses his new sci-fi novelWeir's debut novel is experiencing good sales and is receiving praise for the scientific detail involved in his tale of an astronaut stranded on Mars. The author says he was inspired by the movie 'Apollo 13,' where it's 'man versus nature... it's all of us against the physical world.'
Now I Know Who My Comrades AreIs the Internet revolutionizing global dissent?
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The Problem of Slavery in the Age of EmancipationDavid Brion Davis offers valuable insight on 'the peculiar institution,' as practiced from the 1780s to the 1880s, in the third installment of his trilogy examining slavery around the globe.
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